PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6963627

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONLawton Oklahoma

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
Lawton..Oklahoma 0
7_Mar 58 0 Possibly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Was Airerait
xGround-Visual Ground-Radar Probably Aireraft
Local._ 00 Possibly Aircraft
08/0200Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar
GMT. 0 Was Astronomical Met@or
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Probably Astronomical
Yes 0 Possibly Astronomical
Q No lcivilian Other
9. COURSE 0 Data for Evaluation
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 100 InsufficientD
Unknown
30 Isecs one SE to NW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
"V" shaped obj, size of basketball, On basis of info given, possi-
couted wihh orange flame down the side bly a bolide (fireball).
Ball of fire in back, nppeared to be
two little balls of fire in front.
Appeared to explode over Sweetwater
or Cheyenne. or Cheyenne.
ATIC FORM 329 26 SEP 52)
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SQB037 YDC043 WYA027 WDC025EHWA0 11
M RJEDDN RJEDSO RJEPHQ
DE RJWFHW 2 3-420
1 1D 2053 z
FM COMDR 746TH ACWRON OKCTY AFS OKLA
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ENT AFB COLO
ZEN/COMDR 33D ADIV OKCTY AFS OKLA
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INTELL C CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
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RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR INTELL HQ USAF WASH 25
BT . .
UNCLAS 746TH 952 PD SUBJBC 746TH 952 PD SUBJBC UFOB
NOTE! . .
(A) 1 V SHAPED OBJECTPD (A) 1 V SHAPED OBJECT)PD A 2ry LATGE cbject! cbjec!
2. SIZE OF BASKETBALL 2. SIZE OF BASKETBALL AT LENGTH PD ENGTH PD atee te .
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4. ONE
5. NONE
6BALL OF FIRE IN FRONT AND BACK (APPEARED BE TWO LITTLE . .
BALLS OF FIRE IN FRONT, ALSO IN BACK PD)
7. NONE .
8. NONE .
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PAGE TWO RJWFHW 2
9NEGATIVE
() 1. BRILLANT ORANGE FLAME IN SKY PD
2.NA2a
3.N/A *
$
630 SEC PD C
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(C) 1. GROUND-VISUAL
2. NONE .
3 EM NONE
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NW SE S .
LERIZO
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(2) 1. 0200Z 8 MARC 1958 PD 9200-6=2000 PM
-2-NIGHT,
SRE) LAWTON, OKLAHOMA •
HIGHWAY PATROL UMBER OKLAHOMA
HIGHNAY CLIN LAHOMA
(F) SYO, OKLA PD
2. HOBART, OKLAHCMA PD ..
3. 1/LT C. ROWLINSON, AO 3 GOC PD
(G) 1.N/A 0
2. NZA ME wiNd ir weiTher

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(H) N/A Gut
(I) N/A L
(J) N/A ther
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(K) N/A
(L) N/A •
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